ABMDI CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED
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The decedent was the victim of a severe beating six days
prior to death. At the autopsy, it is revealed that the
decedent died as a result of a pulmonary embolus that
originated in the femoral vein. No trauma to the lower body
was incurred. The victim had remained in bed at home
due to soreness and swelling in his face. The death was
best certified as:
a. Accidental
b. Natural
c. Homicide
d. Manslaughter
e. Undetermined Correct Answer c. Homicide
A distant-range gunshot wound is identifiable by:
a. Bullet wiping surrounding the wound
b. No bullet wiping surrounding the wound
c. Soot surrounding the wound
d. Powder residue outside the entrance wound
e. An absence of gunshot residue surrounding the wound
and/or clothing Correct Answer e. An absence of gunshot
residue surrounding the wound and/or clothing
,An expert witness is permitted to testify about:
a. Observations and his/her factual opinions based on
those observations
b. Any topic related to his/her area of expertise, related or
unrelated to the case
c. Opinions based on speculation, related to the facts of
the faces of the case
d. Only those observations and findings related to the
case
e. Only those scientific findings proven through forensic
investigation and comparison Correct Answer b. Any topic
related to his/her area of expertise, related or unrelated to
the case
A funeral director contacts you concerning the death of a
local physician's spouse. Upon discovering her dead, the
physician called the funeral director and requested that the
body be immediately removed to the funeral home. You
should do all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Follow your agency's policy consistent with home
deaths
b. Instruct the funeral director not to remove the body
c. Explain your agency's home death procedures to the
physician
d. Verify the decedent's medical history
e. Inquire whether the physician had marital problems
Correct Answer e. Inquire whether the physician had
marital problems
,A good point to remember regarding report writing is that:
Correct Answer Information is of little use unless it is
properly documented and communicated to others
How a witness behaves and appears on the witness stand
is called _____________:
a. Testimonial
b. Demeanor
c. Demonstrative
d. Reproductive
e. Physical Correct Answer b. Demeanor
Identification methods depend on the condition of the
body. From the list below, what source of documentation
does NOT provide scientific means of identification?:
a. Fingerprints
b. DNA
c. Dental comparisons
d. Radiographic comparisons
e. Personal papers or ID photographs on the person
Correct Answer e. Personal papers or ID photographs on
the person
If the deceased is decomposed, mutilated, or burned
beyond recognition and the family insists, for religious or
cultural reasons, on viewing the body, the investigator
should:
a. Expedite the family's request for immediate viewing by
taking them directly to the viewing area without delay
b. Refuse their request to view the remains under any
circumstances; viewing will take place after the funeral
, director assures the investigator that the body is
appropriately prepared
c. Prepare the family before viewing with a verbal
explanation and possibly photographs of the remains
d. Gather all pertinent information from the family after
they view the remains
e. Explain to the family that the body is unrecognizable as
the person they knew and that they should hold the
memories of the decedent as they knew them Correct
Answer c. Prepare the family before viewing with a verbal
explanation and possibly photographs of the remains
If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to
begin the medicolegal death investigation of a death
caused by a firearm, the medicolegal "scene" is:
a. The emergency department
b. The emergency department and any part of the hospital
leading from the street to the room
c. The whole hospital
d. Any location the decedent may have been prior to death
e. Any location the decedent may have been within the
past 24 hours Correct Answer a. The emergency
department
Important supplemental items for your digital camera may
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Film
b. Additional batteries
c. External flash
d. Alternative lens
e. Additional memory cards Correct Answer a. Film
ACTUAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED
PASS A+ GRADE
The decedent was the victim of a severe beating six days
prior to death. At the autopsy, it is revealed that the
decedent died as a result of a pulmonary embolus that
originated in the femoral vein. No trauma to the lower body
was incurred. The victim had remained in bed at home
due to soreness and swelling in his face. The death was
best certified as:
a. Accidental
b. Natural
c. Homicide
d. Manslaughter
e. Undetermined Correct Answer c. Homicide
A distant-range gunshot wound is identifiable by:
a. Bullet wiping surrounding the wound
b. No bullet wiping surrounding the wound
c. Soot surrounding the wound
d. Powder residue outside the entrance wound
e. An absence of gunshot residue surrounding the wound
and/or clothing Correct Answer e. An absence of gunshot
residue surrounding the wound and/or clothing
,An expert witness is permitted to testify about:
a. Observations and his/her factual opinions based on
those observations
b. Any topic related to his/her area of expertise, related or
unrelated to the case
c. Opinions based on speculation, related to the facts of
the faces of the case
d. Only those observations and findings related to the
case
e. Only those scientific findings proven through forensic
investigation and comparison Correct Answer b. Any topic
related to his/her area of expertise, related or unrelated to
the case
A funeral director contacts you concerning the death of a
local physician's spouse. Upon discovering her dead, the
physician called the funeral director and requested that the
body be immediately removed to the funeral home. You
should do all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Follow your agency's policy consistent with home
deaths
b. Instruct the funeral director not to remove the body
c. Explain your agency's home death procedures to the
physician
d. Verify the decedent's medical history
e. Inquire whether the physician had marital problems
Correct Answer e. Inquire whether the physician had
marital problems
,A good point to remember regarding report writing is that:
Correct Answer Information is of little use unless it is
properly documented and communicated to others
How a witness behaves and appears on the witness stand
is called _____________:
a. Testimonial
b. Demeanor
c. Demonstrative
d. Reproductive
e. Physical Correct Answer b. Demeanor
Identification methods depend on the condition of the
body. From the list below, what source of documentation
does NOT provide scientific means of identification?:
a. Fingerprints
b. DNA
c. Dental comparisons
d. Radiographic comparisons
e. Personal papers or ID photographs on the person
Correct Answer e. Personal papers or ID photographs on
the person
If the deceased is decomposed, mutilated, or burned
beyond recognition and the family insists, for religious or
cultural reasons, on viewing the body, the investigator
should:
a. Expedite the family's request for immediate viewing by
taking them directly to the viewing area without delay
b. Refuse their request to view the remains under any
circumstances; viewing will take place after the funeral
, director assures the investigator that the body is
appropriately prepared
c. Prepare the family before viewing with a verbal
explanation and possibly photographs of the remains
d. Gather all pertinent information from the family after
they view the remains
e. Explain to the family that the body is unrecognizable as
the person they knew and that they should hold the
memories of the decedent as they knew them Correct
Answer c. Prepare the family before viewing with a verbal
explanation and possibly photographs of the remains
If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to
begin the medicolegal death investigation of a death
caused by a firearm, the medicolegal "scene" is:
a. The emergency department
b. The emergency department and any part of the hospital
leading from the street to the room
c. The whole hospital
d. Any location the decedent may have been prior to death
e. Any location the decedent may have been within the
past 24 hours Correct Answer a. The emergency
department
Important supplemental items for your digital camera may
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Film
b. Additional batteries
c. External flash
d. Alternative lens
e. Additional memory cards Correct Answer a. Film
